The ten horns are ten kings - “arising out of this kingdom” these are not ten kings in a row - these ten kings will rule together - this is how we know we have not seen this part of the Roman empire yet - the will rule together

the little horn will arise AFTER THEM - so they will be ruling together then this little horn will arise

it is a little horn - he will not begin as a powerful leader - he will begin small in the midst of the ten kings

three of the first horns will be uprooted before it - He will KILL three of the ten kings that are ruling

he “possessed eyes like a man” - intelligence and foresight

he “had a mouth that uttered boastful things” - he will speak high and stirring rhetoric - the talk of Nimrod and Babel - "we will build a city, we will build a tower to Heaven, we will gain ourselves a Name” - human power and glory over that of the most high - he is the incarnation of the spirit of antichrist

Please hear this!!! this is about the end times! This vision shows the path to the Antichrist through Alexanders kingdom - this was NOT fulfilled earlier than that - there are those who believe it was.

he is told this is about the “final period of indignation” - this is the first mention of the abomination of desolation which will be revealed much more fully later and it totally connected to Antichrist

AGAIN - this is at the time of the end - that’s twice now we have been told

HOW could the Anitchrist cause some of the angelic beings to fall to the earth and trample them?

Rev 12 - the war in the Heavenlies - as we move further in Daniel we will see that this war has specific ramifications regarding Antichrist - Satan is thrown to the earth - demons come under the dominion of Antichrist when Satan willingly gives his power to Antichrist

Antichrist will cause the sacrifices in the rebuilt temple of Jerusalem to be halted as a part of the abomination which causes desolation - this is the highest most horrible act or series of actions that Antichrist will be known for - it is prefigured powerfully by Antiochus Epiphanies who defile the temple in every way he knew how including sacrificing a pig on the altar.

on account of transgression - as to Antiochus there was a specific transgression

i. The first attack of Antiochus against the Jews of this time was to settle a rivalry for the office of high priest. A pious high priest, Onias III, was removed from office and was replaced with his brother Jason because Jason bribed Antiochus. Then in 172 B.C. another brother (Menelaus) gave Antiochus an even bigger bribe and replaced Jason. A year later Menelaus started selling many of the temple's gold utensils to raise money to pay off the bribe. Onias III rebuked him, and Menelaus had him murdered. Meanwhile, Jason gathered armies and fought against Menelaus to regain the office of High Priest. Antiochus Epiphanes came in to Jerusalem in 171 B.C. to defend the man who paid him a bigger bribe to be the High Priest. - Guzic

on account of the Antichrist - it was possibly because of the denial of Christ - and the completely evil state of the world at that time -

Antichrist - is a judgement - he is the first seal - evidence of Romans 1 where God give rebellious ungrateful people what they desire - freedom from his rule over them

OK in Daniel there are several numbers of days mentioned this is the first but not the last. See the chart I put in the packet!! -

I disagree with Mike aboutthe placement of the Seals but other than that we are good

2300 is not quite 7 years - Mike believes that there will be a serious problem that will happen 9 months into the 7 year treaty we will talk about in Dan 9, but it will not be the full - my guess is that it is the breaking of the second seal - perhaps a declaration of war by Antichrist - not on Israel but maybe on another memberof the 7 year treaty - we will pick this up in Dan 9

the Holy place will be properly restored - Jerusalem and the Temple

the Holy place WAS properly restored in the days after Antiochus this is the story of Hanukkah

Biblical prophecy often has two fulfillments - a shadow or “type” and then the ultimate fulfillment later

I believe Antiochus was an attempt by Satan to raise up Antichrist -1 John 2:18 says there have been and are many anitchrists -

Satan does not know the times appointed by God any better than we do

he has attempted many times to raise this leader up and has been thwarted by God - by the one who holds it back (2 Thes 2) WE DON’T KNOW WHO THIS IS FOR SURE.

YES -

i. Antiochus Epiphanes exerted his dominion toward the south, toward the east, and toward the land of Israel.ii. Antiochus Epiphanes murdered other rulers and persecuted the people of Israel (cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them).iii. Antiochus Epiphanes blasphemed God and commanded idolatrous worship directed towards himself (exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host).iv. Antiochus Epiphanes put a stop to temple sacrifices in Jerusalem (by him the daily sacrifices were taken away).v. Antiochus Epiphanes desecrated the temple (the place of His sanctuary was cast down).vi. Antiochus Epiphanes opposed God and seemed to prosper (he cast truth down to the ground. He did all this and prospered).

NO -

the 2300 days thing doesn’t really fit very well - there are a couple ways you can look at it but it never fits perfectly

Gabriel told Daniel twice that this was a prophecy about the end times - Antiochus came over 100 years before Jesus.

the passages about rising up to the Heavens and throwing down stars etc - feel stretched if they apply to Antiochus - but not so much with Antichrist

He did not throw down the sanctuary - he robbed it but did not destroy it